Adebayor red fires rampant Arsenal

Arsenal came from behind to end their miserable recent run of form with a 5-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday.

Spurs took the lead in the north London derby through Emmanuel Adebayor but the game changed as the Togo striker, a former Arsenal player, was dismissed after 18 minutes.

"It could have been any other player in any other game and these challenges happen," said Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas.

"I think Ade was in full control of his emotions, he went for a challenge and in the north London derby you want players to go for challenges to win second balls, you want them to be strong, to be brave and that's exactly what we were from the first minute to the last."

Per Mertesacker levelled and goals from Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud had Arsenal 3-1 by half-time.

Santi Cazorla knocked in a fourth after 61 minutes and, although Gareth Ball pulled one back 20 minutes from time, Theo Walcott restored the three-goal margin in the final minute.

"It's a big win, I promised goals before the game," said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

"Even if they were down to 10 men, you could see that we were coming into the game and creating chances. In the end it was a great win, a great score and that will strengthen our belief again."

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